Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XX, Number 3, 15 January 1881 — KA PEPEHI KANAKA O KAU, HAWAII. [ARTICLE]

KA PEPEHI KANAKA O KAU, HAWAII.

0 Polua, ka pepehi kanaka e ®ftho nei iloko o ka hale paahao no ke kaii ant i kona la hoopni īloko o Maraki ae nei, he kanaka ia iwaena konu wale no o kona mau 1&T Aole i piha ke kanaha o koua mau makahiki. Ua hanau ia oia raa Waikapu, Maui, iloko o ka makahiki 1822. Malaila oia i nui «q,a hele no ike kuia ina ia wahi. Ua kepa oia ka mahiko o Konuwela, ma Waikapu, iloko o 1566 hele mai oia i Honoluiu ni», a hoō» hala he nnu makahiki «w Kapaiama. Mai ia nei aku hoio nn Hawnii; ma kejmo makaikai keia hele ann, a noho i Hamakua ma ka mnkahiki 1973. Mai laila aktf hele no Kau, a noho hana ilaila. Loaa 4l«ila iie mau dala, a hoio no Puna mn keanomakaikai. [ Puna halawai oia me Keofahou, oia ka inoa o kana wahine manuahi an* i pepehi ai. Hoopili oia me keia wahirifr, a hoi pu laua i Kau. Ma Kau k6pa hoa o Polua ma ka mahiko o Pahala, kepa no elua mtkahiki a ohi he 80daia, Haawi hapa nui o ia dala no ka wahino me n* makua. Peia ko Uua noho ana a hiki i k&'milama 0 Okatobi iho nei, hanlele ua wahine nei ia Polua, a hoopili aku la rae kekahii kane e &«. ua olelo ia o Keiekolia kona inoa. \la ka ia 7 o Okatoba o Jru mtk«hifci i haia ae nei, heie aku ia o Polua a i ka hale kahi a ka wahine i noho ai me ke kane hou, he umi iakou e noho ana, he ehmi kaue a j elima wahine. • Ua mama iho !a iakou ika awa a e hoomakaukau ana e ai. Loaa aku aku ta o Keolahou a.me Kelekolia ia Polu« e ku ana mawaho iho o ka puka o ka haie, e hoomakaukau ana i ka ia a ai iho lakou. Pouli ae la kona noonoo, unuhi ae ia i kana pahi, a me ka lima menemene ole pahu aku ia ma ka aoao o ka w.ihioē, huli hoi ae la a hoao ae ia e oki i konA puu iho» aole nae 1 make. Ua hookolokolo ia o Poioa aua hoahewa ia; iioko ae nei o Maraki e li iaaū Pehea ōa makaa o Keolāhout Ame na pee e ae i ike a kokua waie aku i ko iaua noho hewa ana rae Polua? Ua noonoo anei lakou aia maluoa o ko lakou mao poo kekahi hapa oka hewa o km make «ōa o keia mau hiea a elua!